I just got Linux Mandrake 9.1 installed. It was a piece of cake! No
problems, no headaches, I didn't even break a sweat. LOL What is all the
fuss about? I don't have a modem for it right now. I would like to
get a serial modem. Can any one name one to get?

Wee Bit Tall wrote:

Nice for you :-)

Mandrake usually is. Some unfortunate owners of LG drives might
disagree, but what the hell ...

If you want that, you should try installing Gentoo on exotic and
sporadically faulty hardware. *There's* a worthy challenge!

*shrugs* Ask the trolls ... They always have trouble ...

I *was* going to ask why you didn't post with Linux, but I guess you
answered that. Is this the same box you have Windows on? There *are*
drivers for some WinModems, you know.

Any external hardware modem will do fine. In my experience there's
little difference in quality, once you avoid the shoddy WinModems. You
also don't get disconnects if there's a sudden surge in CPU usage (well,
at least that's what can happen in Windows).

But why not treat yourself to some broadband? After all, you'll soon be
saving lots of money with cheaper software :-)

Followup-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy

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"Peter Jensen" <usenet@pekajemaps.homeip.net> wrote in message
news:3fa16f22$0$29374$edfadb0f@dread15.news.tele.d k...
: Wee Bit Tall wrote:
: <snip>
: Mandrake usually is. Some unfortunate owners of LG drives might
: disagree, but what the hell ...

I have the LG ROM LOL
:
: > No problems, no headaches, I didn't even break a sweat.
:
: If you want that, you should try installing Gentoo on exotic and
: sporadically faulty hardware. *There's* a worthy challenge!

No thanks! I will pass. I will take this slow, and enjoy the experience.



:
: > LOL What is all the fuss about?
:
: *shrugs* Ask the trolls ... They always have trouble ...
:
: > I don't have a modem for it right now.
:
: I *was* going to ask why you didn't post with Linux, but I guess you
: answered that. Is this the same box you have Windows on? There *are*
: drivers for some WinModems, you know.

I have a Lucent WinModem I would lots rather not mess with it unless The
have a good driver for it. But I thought just getting a hardware modem
would be best. No not the same machine. I have two pcs So I took Windows
ME off the other one and installed Linux. I think my computer is happy now
too.

:
: > I would like to get a serial modem. Can any one name one to get?
:
: Any external hardware modem will do fine. In my experience there's
: little difference in quality, once you avoid the shoddy WinModems. You
: also don't get disconnects if there's a sudden surge in CPU usage (well,
: at least that's what can happen in Windows).
:
: But why not treat yourself to some broadband? After all, you'll soon be
: saving lots of money with cheaper software :-)


I wish, but I don't have boradband in my area yet.




: PeKaJe
:
: Fry: "They're great! They're like sex except I'm having them."

On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 19:47:12 +0000, Wee Bit Tall wrote:

Almost any -EXTERNAL- modem should work.
Don't get any WinModems....

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Peter Jensen wrote:
I thought that was only in Mandrake 9.2?

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"the Entity Formerly Known As Jazz" <itsfortytwo@dumbo.org> wrote in message
news:bns0um$qro$1@news.worldonline.be...
: Peter Jensen wrote:
: > Wee Bit Tall wrote:
: >
: >
: >>I just got Linux Mandrake 9.1 installed.
: >
: >
: > Nice for you :-)
: >
: >
: >>It was a piece of cake!
: >
: >
: > Mandrake usually is. Some unfortunate owners of LG drives might
: > disagree, but what the hell ...
:
: I thought that was only in Mandrake 9.2?
:
: --
: the Entity Formerly Known As Jazz
:
: You know, I almost put a .sig down here.
:

It is just Mandrake 9.2 I have the 9.1 installed using a LG CD ROM and
it's fine.

the Entity Formerly Known As Jazz wrote:

only in Mandrake 9.2 and the iso's will be having the fixes applied. So
anyone downloading mandrake 9.2 now from an official source should be
getting an updated version without this "feature".

<http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/lgerrata.php3>
|A new kernel (2.4.22-21mdk) has been released that fixes this problem in
|the kernel, although the CD-ROM devices are still not up to specification.
|New CDs and ISOs will be available shortly to correct these problems; they
|will come with the new kernel.

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Joseph wrote:

SuSE 9.0 now supports winmodems.

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On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 00:28:07 +0000, Dr alw wrote:

Why are you posting this in the Mandrake Usenet? That is the Usenet I
replied in....

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On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 00:28:07 +0000, Dr alw wrote:

Most "commercial/paid for/off the shelf" versions of Distros do, I guess?

They even reportedly play (encryted?) DVDs out of the box.

I think Madrake Box sets do.


Lordy

On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 19:47:12 +0000, Wee Bit Tall wrote:

Make up your mind where you want the replies sent; I just has someone from
another Usenet reply to me IN THE MANDRAKE USENET about this about Suse.

Please use the "FOLLOWUP-TO:" header when posting to more than one group.

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hi
best 56k modem you can get is 3com / usr external courier 3453 v92 model
look on a ebay going for ~ $40 - $80
new from 3com is over $200
this modem will get 3-5k faster transfer than your low cost models
specially on old telco lines

dusan

Wee Bit Tall wrote:

On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 18:48:33 -0600, dusan wrote:

I remember paying over $300 for my first 9600 baud modem.


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On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 20:23:06 -0500, Joseph scribbled:

I've still got a working 2400 baud modem in the closet and a
full-length 300 baud internal modem card in a box somewhere :-)
Reminds me that a cleanout is in order!

Cheers

Wayne

On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 19:47:12 +0000, Wee Bit Tall opined:

Get any external modem that connects to the serial port. They are easier
to configure and work like a charm. I use the US Robotics ones with
excellent success.

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On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 10:27:09 +0900, Wayne wrote:

I just missed the 300s. My first modem was a Hayes 1200 back in 1985.

I dumped that for the state-of-the-art 2400 baud abt. 2 weeks later.

I still have the 2400 & 9600s in the attic.

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On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 18:43:14 -0700, Michael Vester wrote:

Huh?

Mine was abt. $80 in 1985 as I recall...but it wasn't a genuine Hayes.

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Joseph <1on1(removethis)@email.com> wrote in message news:<pan.2003.10.30.21.29.01.423757@email.com>...
Don't use modems. There's really no way to enjoy the internet anymore
without at least a 2mb network connection. Sad, but luckily the
service has come down in price. You can get DSL so cheaply now that
it's not even worth doing dialup anymore.

poster->yaj@s1k.net (Ya'el S.)

that's no 2 meg though -- 768K at best...

and don't count on cable either -- 1.5M *possible*
( i.e. when people aren't watching a lot of tv
and doing downloads )

still -- i will stick with my Earthlink DSL

modems, i agree, are dead...

with 3G wireless creeping into the US
and the Centrino chip -- I doubt if we'll
be 'wired' much longer...